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November 29, 2012

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 42 (Hope Street) to accommodate the Hope Street Winter Stroll. The detour will be in effect beginning at 3:00pm on Thursday, December 6th until 9:00pm that night.  The following route detour will be in effect on December 6, 2012: Route #42 (Hope Street):                                                                                                        Outbound trips will travel […]

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November 26, 2012

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour fifteen bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Sunday, December 2, 2012 in order to accommodate the Downtown Jingle 5K Road Race. Routes 1, 3, 6, 11, 19, 20, 22, 27, 28, 31, 33, 34, 60, 66, and 92 will be detoured from 10:00am until […]

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November 15, 2012

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will operate all fixed-route services on a Sunday/Holiday schedule on Thursday, November 22, 2012 in observance of Thanksgiving Day, an official state holiday.   Photo ID Office and Ticket Sales Offices Closed on November 22nd The Photo Identification and Ticket Sales Offices in Kennedy Plaza, will not be staffed on the […]

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November 15, 2012

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour fifteen bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Thursday, November 22, 2012 in order to accommodate the Turkey Trot 5K Road Race. Routes 1, 3, 6, 11, 19, 20, 22, 27, 28, 31, 33, 34, 60, 66, and 92 will be detoured from 9:00am until […]

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November 15, 2012

Therefore we will be unable to service the Albion area until further notice. Trips will now operate via regular route servicing Walmart, North Smithfield, Rte.#146A, Providence & South Main Streets. RIPTA, the State’s Mobility Manager, operates over 3,000 daily bus trips on over 50 bus routes throughout the state. Last year, we provided 20 million […]

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November 9, 2012

Due to Town of Bristol construction on Hope Street, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour Route 60 (Providence/ Newport) in the Bristol area.   Hope Street will be closed between Constitution and Wood Streets during construction for the Tanyard Brook culvert replacement project.   RIPTA will detour Route 60 (Providence/Newport) beginning with the first […]

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November 8, 2012

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority’s (RIPTA) fixed-route fleet and RIde vehicles could not travel over the Newport Pell Bridge and Jamestown Bridge earlier this morning because of restrictions placed on the bridges by the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA). Due to sustained gusty winds in excess of 64 mph, box trucks and […]

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November 6, 2012

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will operate all regular fixed-route services on the regular Sunday schedule on Veterans Day, Sunday, November 11, 2012.  Route 210 Kingston Flex Service will run the regular weekend schedule.   The Flex Service reservation line (1-877-906-FLEX) will not be staffed on Sunday, November 11, 2012. All Flex Service will run on the regular schedule […]

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November 2, 2012

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will suspend service on Route 211 Blue Line and on the URI Hill Climber on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 due to class cancellation and office closure at the University of Rhode Island (URI).  In addition, the Route 210 Kingston Flex will not provide service from the Richmond Park […]

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